Improvement in gaiters



UNITED STATES WILLIAM LOVE, OF MOOONNELLSVILLE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN GAITE'RAS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,321, dated May 27,1873; application filed April 1, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. LOVE, of McGonnellsville, in the county ofMorgan and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Shoe orGaiter; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the shoe.

Thel object of my invention is to provide a gaiter or shoe which will beeasy to the foot, and at the same time avoid uneven wear upon theelastic gore inserted in the sides of it. My invention consists inmaking the elastic gores slightly tapering, and placing them fort wardof the projection of the anklebone on each side.

In order that those skilled in the art may make and use my invention, Ishall proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A is the vamp of the shoe, and B the quarter,which are sewed to gether along the seams a b. About half-way betweenthe seams and the line of the front of the vamp I cut out a portion ofit, substantially in the shape shown, and insert an elastic gore, D,reaching about down to the bend in the crimped vamp. Then I insert thepiece of leather C between the quarter and gore. By this means theelastic gore is thrown forward of the ankle-bone, and does not pressuponany prominent part of the foot, and is,`

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A shoe or gaiter, made substantially as de-V scribed, with t-he elasticgores inserted forward of the ankle-bone.

WILLIAM LOVE. Witnesses:

J As. M. GAYLORD, J oHN S. ADAIR..

